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    Association Between Hypocapnia and Febrile Seizures
    (2014) Kilicaslan, Buket; Erol, Ilknur; Ozkale, Yasemin; Saygi, Semra; Sariturk, Cagla; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3530-0463; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3009-336X; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8522-5078; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4130-1059; 24396127; AAW-9958-2021; AAK-4825-2021; AAL-6136-2021; AAB-1203-2021; AAS-7129-2021
    The purpose of this study is to determine whether hyperthermia-induced hyperventilation with subsequent hypocapnia is relevant to febrile seizures in children. This is only the second study to measure pCO2 and pH values in children with febrile seizures. This prospective case-control study enrolled 18 children who presented with febrile seizures and 18 children who presented with a febrile illness without seizures. Venous blood gas analyses were measured both from the febrile seizure and control group. There was no significant difference in mean blood pH between the febrile seizure and control groups but blood pCO2 was significantly lower in the febrile seizure group. Patients with complex febrile seizures exhibited significantly lower pCO2 levels within 1 hour of seizure onset than patients with simplex febrile seizures. These data indicate that febrile seizures may be associated with hyperventilation and that the ensuing hypocapnia may contribute to the development of febrile seizures.
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    Serum Vitamin B12, Folic Acid, and Homocysteine Levels in Children with Febrile Seizure
    (2015) Ozkale, Yasemin; Erol, Ilknur; Kilicarslan, Buket; Ozkale, Murat; Saygi, Semra; Sariturk, Cagla; Sezgin, Nurzen; 0000-0002-3530-0463; 0000-0002-8522-5078; 0000-0003-0625-1057; 0000-0003-3009-336X; 0000-0002-4130-1059; 27186696; AAK-4825-2021; AAB-1203-2021; A-7806-2016; AAL-6136-2021; AAS-7129-2021
    The aim of this study is to investigate the associations between febrile seizure and serum levels of vitamin B-12, folic acid, and homocysteine. One hundred and four children who presented with febrile seizure and 75 controls who presented with febrile illness unaccompanied by seizure were enrolled into the study. Mean levels of vitamin B-12, folic acid and homocysteine were compared between two groups. Mean vitamin B-12 level in the febrile seizure group was significantly lower than the control group. The febrile seizure patients with 3 or more had significantly lower serum folic acid than the subgroups with two or one episode only. Serum concentrations of folic acid were significantly lower in the febrile seizure subgroup with body temperature 37.5-39.0 degrees C at time of convulsion. Low serum vitamin B-12 may reduce a child's threshold for seizure and may be a risk factor for febrile seizure. Low serum folic acid level may be predisposed to recurrent febrile seizure.